Virginia millennials feast on fast food

Virginia has once again achieved a national ranking, but in a very odd category.

The Old Dominion is No. 4 in the nation in spending on fast food by members of the millennial generation, ages 18 to 35. The ranking was part of an analysis of millennials’ spending on “guilty pleasures” by San Francisco-based Level Money. The startup financial services company provides a mobile device application described as a “digital money meter” helping users keep track of their spending.

The Level Money report found that Virginia millennials spend an average of $971 a year on fast food. That figure put Virginia behind Oklahoma ($1,194), Kansas (($1,040) and Texas ($978).

Following Virginia in the top 10 are Maryland, Nevada, West Virginia, Arkansas, Florida and Colorado.

The states with the lowest average spending on fast food are (Nos. 46-50): Montana, Pennsylvania, New York Connecticut and Vermont.

Fast-food spending was only one category in the report. Other rankings included: